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EP80579 Software for Security Applications on Intel
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August 2009 PG
Order Number: 320183-004US 9
Introduction—Security Software
CBC
Cipher Block Chaining mode. This is a mode of operation of a block cipher that
combines the ciphertext of one block with the plaintext of the next block.
CDRAM Coherent DRAM
CTR
Counter mode. This is a mode of operation of a block cipher that generates a
keystream block by encrypting successive values of a counter.
DES Data Encryption Standard
DRAM Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSA Digital Signature Algorithm
DSS Digital Signature Standard
ECB Electronic Code Book
GbE Gigabit Ethernet
GCM Galois Counter Mode
HMAC Hashed Message Authenticate Code
IICH Integrated I/O Controller Hub
IMCH Integrated Memory Controller Hub
IPSec Internet Protocol Security
IV Initialization Vector
LA Lookaside, also called Cryptographic API
LAC Lookaside Crypto, also called Cryptographic API
MAC Media Access Control
MD5 Message Digest 5
MGF Mask Generation Function
NCDRAM Non-Coherent DRAM
NVRAM Non-Volatile Random Access memory
OCF OpenBSD Cryptographic Framework
OIF Optical Internetworking Forum, standards body for networking specifications
OSDRAM Operating System DRAM
PKCS Public Key Cryptography Standards
PKE Public Key Encryption
PKI Public Key Infrastructure
PRGA Pseudo-Random Generation Algorithm
QAT-AL Intel
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QuickAssist Technology Access Layer
RC4 See (A)RC4
RFC Request for Comments
RSA A public key encryption algorithm created by Rivest, Shamir, and Adleman
SHA Secure Hash Algorithm
SOC System on a chip
SSL Secure Sockets Layer
SSU Security Services Unit
TDM Time-Division Multiplexing
TLS Transport Layer Security (SSL successor)
Table 3. Terms and Definitions (Sheet 2 of 2)
Term Description